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One month ago on this date…
a blissful bride and an emotional groom wed under a cherry blossom chuppah;
two proud, happy families laughed and cried together at a tea ceremony;
264 enthusiastic wedding guests danced their socks off during a record-breaking hora;
[Click here to watch this video on high def on Studio West’s site.]
and one diligent and unobtrusive videographer was thankfully there to capture it all.
Check out the most beautiful bouquets I’ve ever seen, all in one picture, which I found on The Bride’s Cafe. I’ll take all six of them, thank you.
All photos by Stephanie Williams Photography. Flowers by JL Floral Designs.
What’s that, you say? I can’t walk down the aisle carrying six bouquets? How about three? Or at least the purple one?
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So I really loved the makeup, but I think we’ll have to make a few very minor changes. The hair? Sold, as is. No changes needed. I love, love, love it. It’s a little messy, a little structured and really cute. Ashley did an awesome job.
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Reader newyorkgirl711 is selling unused deep purple tapers. She ordered a case, and has plenty left over from her wedding! She is selling 50 tapers for $50 OBO.
Have a wedding item for sale? Post it with pictures in the Weddingbee classifieds and you might see it featured on the blog!
Other great items for sale:
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Miss Crab Cake’s post got me thinking (as it did many of you) about how I want to deal with being escorted down the aisle (or in our case, “the trail”). This is where sentimentality meets reality and I’m conflicted.
I very much wanted to walk alone, a la Mrs. Lovebug (on whom I will admit I have a huge crush). The symbolism of my presenting myself to my beloved is clearest to me and I know he’d like to see me for the first time “on the aisle”.
But reality rears its messy, woody, and unevenly graded self: the trail leading to our ceremony site, plus my somewhat snug dress, plus heels (stability meets fashion) make this a slightly risky plan. I could trip, I could fall, or I could spend the whole time watching my feet instead of my loveys. And if I have to lean on someone, I’d like to lean on my guy. So, I thought we could do a “first look”.
Then we started “Wedding Wednesdays” (love them) and one of the items on the agenda was for him to give me his opinion on “first looks”. Of course, Mr. Traditionalist (except, evidently, for living in sin) wanted to see me for the first time on the aisle. Who am I to keep a guy from his romantic wedding wish?
So crap. Back to the beginning.
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I’ve been reading the comments many of you have posted about your own weddings, and it seems like a lot of you are supportive — and perhaps a little envious — of Mr. MJ’s and my decision to keep our wedding incredibly small. While a lot of you are super-excited about your large weddings (yay!), some of you are feeling obligated to make your wedding big and all-inclusive. That’s very understandable. Today I want to talk about how Mr. Mary Jane and I are dealing with those pressures.
One thing that often plays a central role in weddings is religion. After all, marriage is not just a matter of legality. For the majority of people (of many cultures), marriage is a sacred bond before God. An important part of many non-secular wedding celebrations is to share them with those you love. A place of worship full of supportive loved ones strengthens the bond of the newlyweds, and the two families can celebrate their joining together. Mr. Mary Jane and I are not religious. Even if we had chosen to have a larger wedding, the ceremony would not have taken place in a church. We’re fortunate to have families who are understanding of this. Our parents and grandparents are not upset about our choice to have a secular ceremony, so we’re “off the hook” in that regard.
Along the same lines of religion is culture. I won’t ramble on about something I know very little about, but I do know that in some cultures, weddings are big events. There is no getting around it. Mr. Mary Jane and I are both your average boring Midwestern white people, so we don’t have any extra cultural issues to consider.
The other big issue I see many couples facing is that of the ever-growing pressures of “How-can-you-not-invite ______?”. We all have many people who care about us. Sadly, when weddings are involved, those people can sometimes get pushy and/or jealous. I’ve seen many posts on the boards revolving around guest list drama: how to invite one coworker but not another, whether to allow “and guests” who are strangers to the bride and groom, etc. Moms and dads can often get caught up in the excitement of the event too. They treat it as their own wedding, wanting to invite their friends and family - people the couple has never even met! This is something we really wanted to avoid, and here’s how we did it.
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Pardon the brief interruption from the honeymoon recap while we bring you a glimpse into the groom’s side of the wedding planning equation! Our photographer, Samantha Warren, recently ran a series of guest posts on her blog, titled “Bride’s Side”. She asked her previous clients to give advice to her future clients in the form of a blog post. Well, today she had to change up the title of her series just a bit, because Mr. Tiramisu volunteered (his wife may have coaxed him just a little) to offer his point of view, as well.
In response to Sam asking us, “What do you know now that you wish you had known then?”, Mr. Tiramisu had the following to say:
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The Rehearsal, Rehearsal Dinner, Rehearsal Dinner Gifts, Getting Ready, First Glance, Portraits, Loved Always, Pre-Ceremony
Hello Hive! Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Mrs. Pineapple and I am a slacker bee. 2009 has been a pretty rough year in the Pineapple household - health, money, friends, family - you name it, and it has gone wackadoodle. I am very excited to have some time carved out of my new crazy schedule to finish sharing our wedding with you. The best is still yet to come!
My father has always been fairly reserved, but in the moments leading up to him handing me off to Mr. P he was absolutely beaming.
Saturday, 02/18/06, was the day of our first date. Mr Frenchie drove down to my house (it took about 45 minutes… notice how much driving the Mr drives on our first date) to pick me up at about noon. I remember what I wore: my favorite black skirt, my favorite red hoodie, and my favorite black pumps. When I opened the door I remember thinking that he was even more handsome in person. 
Mr Frenchie had scored some tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters at the Anaheim Pond (I don’t care if Honda owns it now, I will always call it the Pond), so we drove 30 minutes (back towards his place), talking and laughing with awkward first date conversation. At one point, since I had been staring at the water spots on his windshield for about 20 mins, I told him about these awesome things called windshield wipers. Yep, I was THAT sarcastic! He informed me that the sprinklers in his neighborhood leave hard water spots on his car, and I’m surprised he asked me out again… I was a BRAT!
Once we were at The Pond, Mr Frenchie bought us yummy, yet pricey hot dogs, and we took our seats. No offense to anyone who likes the Harlem Globetrotters (or the Harlem Globetrotters themselves), but it was BOR-RING! We both sat there talking, bored by the “game”, thinking, ‘this is boring, does he/she think this is boring?’ Finally he asked me if I wanted to go, and after going back and forth on whether to go or not, we decided we both weren’t fans, and we left.
Then, Mr Frenchie drove us to Marina Del Rey to get Starbucks and to walk on the pier.
So, I went to my caterer’s (I’ll elaborate on that later) house to pay the remainder of the first half of our catering bill. And she sent this home with me:
How sweet is that?!?!? (Thanks Laura!) I’m still in shock that my vendor gifted me something. So, I’m inviting you to share: What surprisingly fun experiences have you had as a bride/bride-to-be?
Today’s photo of the day was uploaded by msBlossom. Her unique hanging vases added a colorful pop to her wedding!
There have been so many amazing uploads to the Weddingbee gallery recently, so go check them all out! And don’t forget to upload and share your own pictures from your wedding as well. We’d love to see them!
I’ve been looking at a lot of makeup inspiration lately. I have a trial with Katelyn Simkins in Denver in about a month to see if I want to hire her for the big day, and I want to come armed with photos.
Project Wedding’s makeup gallery has been a great source, not only to sift through, but to clip pictures to when I come across looks I like via Googling “red-carpet looks” and “celebrity makeup”. While in the grocery store last week, I was completely mesmerized by Vogue’s May 2009 cover. The girls were glowing from the page, thanks to their dewy, warm, almost natural makeup. Take a look for yourself.
I have been going back and forth on whether to add formal china to our registry.
Right now we live in an apartment, and even though we have a built-in china hutch, it is filled with other things, as space is precious. We could store it at my parents’ house, except for maybe a few settings for ourselves, until we get our own house. But I’ve heard you should only register for things you are going to use NOW, since your tastes may be very different 5 years from now. How am I supposed to purchase something and know I will love it for the rest of my life? Is it like a child? Do I love it automatically and unconditionally because it’s my ’wedding china’ and it reminds me of the day I married my best friend?
I know I want china someday - and when does one get china other than as a wedding gift? At the same time, it’s so expensive and I feel guilty asking for it in such a terrible economy.
But it’s sooo pretty and delicate. Eating off it, even if it is just grilled cheese, could make a bad day better. Plus, neither my mom nor grandmother has china, so there isn’t any that would passed down to me at a later date. We could purchase it ourselves as an anniversary gift after our first year of marriage, but I think we are too practical for that. Hopefully (fingers crossed) we will have a house by then, and I’m sure I would rather have new appliances than than $1,000 worth of dishes. So really, it’s now or never.
If we do decide to register, I’ve been eyeing:
Ralph Lauren - Vows
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